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We write a lot of thoughtful stuff here on Signal v. Noise, but we noticed our headline writing hasn’t kept up with current trends. So, we’ve started revising all our past posts — you won’t believe what happens next!

Brian Sparker

Joshua Pinter

Genius! This entire page looks the side bar advertisements on the torrents sites I go to. Add a Game of War slogan with Kate Upton’s boxum pic and it’d be right on the money.

Andrea Grassi

on 13 Feb 15

ah ah! :)

The difference between human-touch titles and click-bait titles :)
It’s easy to be interested in the click-bait ones until you discover that you’re much more into stuff that’s truly interesting and goes deeper, like the Signal vs Noise blog.
That’s when (and why) those human-touch titles make the difference, because they care about sharing, and not just picking visitors.

Thanks.

Charles Villard

on 13 Feb 15

You’re missing overly-edited photos.

Matt T.

on 13 Feb 15

32 shocked me!

Glenn Rogers

on 13 Feb 15

I love that this is a listicle.

Scott B

on 13 Feb 15

So tired of this Buzzfeed stuff. Will the internet ever grow up and get past this horrible awkward-teen phase we’re in now?

Michael

on 13 Feb 15

Nice. I know this isn’t an original thought, but I just do not get the appeal of headlines like this. When I see a straightforward, confident headline, it’s a little electric, and I know I’m more likely to read something I respect and that respects me. Surely that’s attractive to a lot of other people.

Tim Bailen

on 13 Feb 15

Thanks for not doing this guys and gals at 37signals!

Sanam

on 13 Feb 15

I definitely prefer your normal titles – they’re straightforward, I know what value I’ll be getting from the post.

I don’t mind the odd clickbait title here and there (I did click on the ‘meet the person who cant stand your writing’), but too much comes across as spammy.

Masked Coder

on 13 Feb 15

I just spent ten minutes compulsively reading old articles…

Nick

on 13 Feb 15

Very clever and funny.

Stephan H. Wissel

on 15 Feb 15

brilliant. Click bait style with substance. Love it. Would make a nice flavor for the blog. Have the regular headline and then a tag line click bait style.

Jeff Walden

on 15 Feb 15

Love the Jeep email subject line!

BillP

on 16 Feb 15

I Have to post this for ALL OF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS!!! ;-)

Devan

on 16 Feb 15

Nice work, but you missed missed the ‘mom’ reference one, as in “You won’t believe what this 47 year old mom can do with Ruby…” ;)